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AIR PERFORMANCE DATA FOR ALL STATIC AND DYNAMIC FIRE DAMPERS
PRESSURE DROP DATA The air performance of a damper is described by the pressure drop across the damper. So what is pressure drop? Pressure drop can be defined as the resistance to airflow across an open damper and increases as turbulent flow increases. Pressure drop is figured using one of the three arrangements found below. Ruskin's pressure drop testing was conducted in accordance with AMCA Standard 500 using figure 5.3 shown. All data has been corrected to represent standard air at a density of .075 lb/ft3. Actual pressure drop found in any HVAC system is dependent upon many factors. This pressure drop information along with an analysis of other system influences should be used to estimate actual pressure losses for a damper installed in a given HVAC system.
AMCA TEST FIGURES Figure 5.3 illustrates a fully ducted damper. This configuration has the lowest pressure drop of the three test configurations.
Figure 5.2 illustrates a ducted damper exhausting air into an open area. This configuration has a lower pressure drop than Figure 5.5
Figure 5.5 illustrates a plenum mounted damper. This configuration has the highest pressure drop.
FDPDD-799/New
Ruskin 1999
CONVERSION VELOCITY
IBD PERFORMANCE EXAMPLES: 1. Find the pressure drop across a 24" x 24" (610 x 610) IBD2 A style fire damper handling 5747 CFM. From the table, the area factor is 0.348 = 2,000. From the chart, pressure drop = .065" w.g. 2. Find the pressure drop across a 30" x 26" (762 x 660) IBD2 A style fire damper handling 6383 CFM. From the table, the area factor is 0.235. The conversion velocity = CFM x area factor = 6383 x 0.235 = 1500. From the chart, pressure drop = .034" w.g.
AREA FACTOR
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PRESSURE DROP CHART (D)IBD STYLE CR, LR, R WITH 16" FACTORY-STANDARD SLEEVE
Use the chart and correction factors to determine pressure drop through Ruskin IBD2 Style CR (round) Fire Dampers. Multiply static pressure from chart by appropriate correction factor to obtain pressure drop. Style C (square and rectangular) and Style CO (oval) dimensions must be converted to circular equivalents before using Pressure Drop Chart. Example Find the pressure drop across a 12" (305) diameter Type IBD2 Style CR without sleeve handling 2000 CFM. From the chart, static pressure is found to be .073 in. w.g. Correction factor for damper without sleeve is .01. Therefore pressure drop is .073 in. w.g. x .01 = .00073 in. w.g.
CORRECTION FACTORS Damper without sleeve Damper with 12" (305) sleeve Damper with 16" (406) sleeve Damper with 24" (610) sleeve .01 .99 1.00 1.01
NOTES
1. Ratings are based on AMCA Standard 500 using Test Setup Apparatus Figure 5.3 (damper installed with duct upstream and downstream). 2. Static Pressure and CFM are corrected to .075 lb./cu. ft. air density. 3. Convert square, rectangular or oval damper sizes to circular equivalents (equivalent round duct sizes) as described in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. Equivalent round conversions are also available from most duct calculators and spiral duct manufacturer's literature.
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